Boy, 8, pulled from Lake Roesiger

SNOHOMISH — A boy was rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon after divers pulled him from Lake Roesiger east of Snohomish.

The 8-year-old had been in the water at least an hour. An update of his condition was not immediately available.

The incident was reported about 2:20 p.m. The boy was attending a family gathering.

He reportedly was swimming from a dock to a floating device about 40 feet away, Snohomish County sheriff’s Lt. Rodney Rochon said.

Police were told that he attempted to climb onto the raft but was struggling. Some people on the raft saw him slip under the water, Rochon said. They initially believed he intended to swim under the raft and surface on the other side. The boy never came up.